Parcel-carrier



E. G. RUST.

PARCEL CARRIER.

APPUCATION FILED JULY 21,1919.

1,357,005. Patented Oct. 26,1920.

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. FIE! ATTORNEY INVENTOR E. G. RUST. F ARCEL CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 21,1919.

Patented Oct. 26,1920.

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ATTORNEY UNITED STATE-S PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN G. RUST, 0F SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

' Application filed July 21,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN Gr. RUs'r, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Sioux City, in the county of Woodbury automobile to prevent the displacement of articles carried thereon. This structure, it has been found, suffers from inefliciency of the members employed for holding the frame securely when in use.

tion.

y it is mounted;

The present inventionhas, therefore, for its primary object the production of a parcel-carrying device embodying improved means .wherebythe device may be readily and securely attached to or'detached from the footboard. I

Furthermore, the invention contemplates an improved deviceof this class so constructed as to occupy a minimum amount of space when not in use.

Another object of the invention is the production of an improved parcel-carrying device for the foot-board of an automobile, simple and inexpensive in construction, yet sturdy and thoroughly efficient in opera- WVith these and other objects in. view, the invention, consistlng m the construction,

combination and novel arrangement of parts, will be fully understood from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application, and inwhich like characters of referenceindicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, of 'which-- Figure 1, is a side elevation of a motor vehicle equipped with the device of my invention; t J 1 Fig. 2, is an enlarged plan of the device and a portion of the foot-board upon which Fig. 3, is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 4, is an end elevation of the same; Fig. 5, is a further enlarged plan of the Specification of Letters Patent.

PARCEL-CARRIER.

1919. Serial No. 312,241.

Fig. 6, is an enlarged plan of one of. the securlng members, the bracket being cut away; 7 V

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the same;

Fig. 8, is a plan of a modified form of the bracket-retaining clips; and the associated bracket portions; and

Fig. 9, is a side elevation of the same.

Although I have illustrated and hereinafter described the preferred embodiment of the invention, I would not. be understood as being limited to the specific structure chosen for illustration for various alterations and modifications may be made in. the details of construction andarrangement of Patented 060.26, 192 0.

parts disclosed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as de fined in the appended claims.

Referring, now, to the illustrations, 8,. represents the foot-board of an automobile, at the outer edge of which is mounted an upright guard, preferably comprising three rectangular frames placed end to end and each including upper and lower horizontal strips, 9, suitably inter-connected by u right strips, 10. The end portions of the horizontal strips, 9, extend a distance from the uprights and are hinged to the said end portions of the adjacentframes, asat '11 and 12, respectively. The axes of the said hinges are relatively so positioned with respect to the plane of the guard that one of the outer frames may be swung outwardly and against the outerside of the intermewidth, as. at 15, forming shoulders, 16, (Figs. 2 and 5) and the end portions of the p strips, 9, of the'adjacent frame are bifurcated, as at17, to receive the reduced portions, 15. Theportions, 15, and 17, are ex 'tended outwardly andpivoted together as at 12, and when extended, the portions, 17, engage the shoulders, 16, to prevent outward buckling of the frame at this point.

On the inner side of the intermediate portion of the lower member, 9, of the interme dite frame is pivoted a hook, consisting of an arm, 18, having an upwardly-turned end, 19, pivoted in a suitable bearing, 20, on the said frame member. The free end of said arm is extended downwardly, as at 21. In use the arm is extended at right angles to the frame and the hooked end thereof is engaged in an opening, 22, in the running board to prevent inward movement of the intermediate portion of the wall. The bearing, 20, is so positioned on the frame that the axis of the upturned end of the arm, 18, will be disposed at such an angle that when the arm, 18, is swung against the frame, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3, the hooked end, 21, thereof will not depend below the frame. At the ends of the guard are brackets, each consisting of a rod having horizontal portion, 23, the outer end of which is turned upwardly and pivoted in a lower bearing, 2t, formed on the end of the adjacent lower frame member 9. From the inner end of said horizontal portion, 23, the rod extends substantially vertically a distance, as at 25, and then is inclined diagonally, as at 26, in the direc tion of the upper edge of the guard, the upper end portion of the rod being then bent downwardly, as at 27, and pivoted in a hearing, 28, formed on the end of the upper frame member, 9.

The said brackets are detachably secured to, the running board, preferably by means of elon ated flat strips, 29, adapted to be mounted transversely ofthe foot-board, as by screws, 30, or otherwise. tions of each strip are offset vertically as at 31 and 32, respectively. The remote edges of the oflsets of the strips being notched, as at 33, to receive the horizontal rod portions, 23, whereby vertical displacement and movement of the brackets toward each other is prevented.

The rear end portion of each strip is provided with a notch, 34, to receive the bracket portion, 25, whereby relative movement of the brackets from each other is prevented. Retrograde movement of the bracket portions, 25, from the notches, 34, is prevented by means of spring clips, 35, secured to the end portions, 32, as at 36, and engageable with a shoulder, 37, in the bracket portions. 23.

It is now evident that in applying the device the braokets are first positioned relative to the strip, 29, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 6 and 7. The bracket portions, 23, are then introduced into the notches, 33, and the brackets then slid forwardly until the portions, 25., enter the notches, 34, and the The end por .of the drawings, the clips, or bracket-retaining members, 31 and 32, are not connected by the strip, 29, but rather are separate and each provided with a base plate, 40, adapted to be secured to the foot-boards.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let;

ters Patent of the United States, is,-

1. A parcel guard comprising a wall adapted to be mounted on a vehicle f0otboard, brackets on the wall, each including a substantially horizontal arm on the wall,

and an upwardly-extendingpart on the arm,

and clips for removably securing the brackets on the foot-board, each including a base adapted to be mounted on the foot-board, an upright portion on the base, notched to receive the arm, a substantially horizontal portion on the upright portion and having a notch to receive the upwardly-extending part of the bracket, and means for preventing displacement of said part from the latter notch; i

2. A parcel guardcomprising a folding wall adapted to be mounted ona vehiclefoot-board, means for removably securing the end portions of the wall to the footboard, a hooked arm, and a bearing on the intermediate portion of the wall, to which the arm is pivoted to be swung at right-angles to the wall or against the wall,.the bearing being so disposed that when the arm is swung against the wall, the hook thereon will not depend below the wall, and the footboard having an aperture to receive the hook.

3. A parcel guard including a wall adapted to be mounted on a vehicle footboard, brackets at the ends of the wall, each including a horizontal arm pivoted on the wall, andan upwardly extended part on the arm pivoted on'the wall,gofi"set clips adapted to be mounted on the foot-board, each provided withflside notches to receive the free end portions of the arms, and end notches to receive said parts, and means for releasably securing said parts within the latter notches.

4. A parcel guard including a wall adapted to be mounted on a vehicle footboard, brackets at the ends of the wall, each I set clips adapted to be secured to the footboard, and each provided with side notches to receive the arms, and end notches to receive said parts when the arms are moved longitudinally in the direction of the wall, and means for preventing longitudinal movement of the arms from the wall.

5. A parcel guard including a wall adapted to be mounted on a vehicle footboard, brackets at the ends of the wall each including a horizontal arm having one end pivoted to the wall, to swing laterally and a part extended upwardly from the free end of the arm and pivoted to the wall, a pair of offset clips, for each bracket and aving side notches to receive the bracket arm, to prevent vertical movement of the arm, one of said brackets being adapted to be secured on the foot-board adjacent the respective end portions of the arm, one of said clips of each pair having an end notch to receive said part when the arm is shifted longitudinally in one direction, to prevent swinging of the brackets, and means for releasably preventing longitudinal movement of the arm in the other direction.

6. A parcel guard including a wall adapted to be mounted on a vehicle footboard, brackets each including a horizontal arm having one end pivoted to the wall to swing laterally, and a part extended upwardly from the free end of the arm and pivoted to the wall, a pair of offset clips for each bracket, adapted to be secured to the foot-board, and having lateral notches to receive the arms, one of said clips being positioned to prevent vertical movement of the pivoted end of the associated arm, and the other positioned adjacent the free end of the arm, the latter clip having an end notch to receive said part, a shoulder on the arm, and a latch on one of the clips releasably engageable with the shoulder to prevent displacement of said part from the end notch.

7. A parcel guard comprising a wall adapted to be mounted on a vehicle footboard, brackets on the wall, each including a substantially horizontal arm on the wall,

and an upwardly-extending part on the arm, and clips for removably securing thebrackets on the foot-board, each including a base adapted to be mounted on the footboard, means for engaging the arm, and an 8. The combination with a running board,"

of a pair of securing plates fastened transversely across the running board and each having offset ends, a carrier frame, and end braces connected to said frame and adapted to be engaged with the offset ends of said plates to maintain the frame in upright position on the running board.

9. The combination with a running board, of a pair of securing plates fastened transversely across the running board and each having offset ends with recesses therein, a carrier frame, and end braces connected to said frame and adapted to be engaged in the recesses of the offset ends of said plates to hold the frame in upright position on the running board.

10. The combination with a running board, of a pair of securing plates fastened thereto and having offset ends, one offset end of each plate having a slot, a carrier frame, and end braces connected to said frame and adapted to engage the offset ends and the slots of said securing plates to hold the frame in upright position on the run ning board.

11. The combination with a running board, of a pair of securing plates fastened thereto andhaving recessed, offset ends, one offset end of each plate having a slot, a carrier frame, and braces connected to the ends of said frame and adapted to be engaged with said offset ends in the recesses and the slots therein to hold the carrier in upright position on the running board.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 28th day of June, 1919.

EDWIN G. RUST. 

